HELP: sorts out & cleans up NTFS security permissions "Andrew Wan" <andrew_wan1980[ at ]hotmail.com> 29.06.2007 15:27:52 I used SysInternal's AccessEnum and found it quite useful for Windows 2003 Server admin work, but laborious. I have 2 HDs, C:\ & D:\. What if another admin played about with the NTFS security permissions of C:\? Is there a "revert back to system defaults" option? Currently the only way I see is to install Windows 2003 Server on another PC and compare NTFS security permissions on all files/folders in C:\. As for D:\ I have been trying to setup NTFS security permissions. But I like to revert back to defaults. Is it safe to select all root folders and in Advanced Security Settings tick both the "Inherit from parent..." & "Replace permission entries...". I notice generally that normal (non-system) folders inherit the root drive (C:\, D:\) permissions. Administrators (group) CREATOR OWNER Everyone SYSTEM Users (group) Or does anyone know a better tool than AccessEnum which sorts out & cleans up NTFS security permissions?

Re: sorts out & cleans up NTFS security permissions "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer[ at ]msn.com> 29.06.2007 17:32:48 HOW TO Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313222 After you do this, watch your event viewer. You may get file corruption errors on whatever was causing your security problems. -- Mark L. Ferguson .. "Andrew Wan" <andrew_wan1980[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ufl8lHmuHHA.1164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I used SysInternal's AccessEnum and found it quite useful for Windows 2003 >Server admin work, but laborious. > > I have 2 HDs, C:\ & D:\. What if another admin played about with the NTFS > security permissions of C:\? Is there a "revert back to system defaults" > option? Currently the only way I see is to install Windows 2003 Server on > another PC and compare NTFS security permissions on all files/folders in > C:\. > > As for D:\ I have been trying to setup NTFS security permissions. But I > like to revert back to defaults. Is it safe to select all root folders and > in Advanced Security Settings tick both the "Inherit from parent..." & > "Replace permission entries...". I notice generally that normal > (non-system) folders inherit the root drive (C:\, D:\) permissions. > > Administrators (group) > CREATOR OWNER > Everyone > SYSTEM > Users (group) > > > > Or does anyone know a better tool than AccessEnum which sorts out & cleans > up NTFS security permissions? > > >

Re: HELP: sorts out & cleans up NTFS security permissions Enkidu <enkidu.com[ at ]com.cliffp.com> 30.06.2007 04:07:26 Andrew Wan wrote: [Quoted Text] > I used SysInternal's AccessEnum and found it quite useful for Windows 2003 > Server admin work, but laborious. > > I have 2 HDs, C:\ & D:\. What if another admin played about with the NTFS > security permissions of C:\? Is there a "revert back to system defaults" > option? Currently the only way I see is to install Windows 2003 Server on > another PC and compare NTFS security permissions on all files/folders in > C:\. > > As for D:\ I have been trying to setup NTFS security permissions. But I like > to revert back to defaults. Is it safe to select all root folders and in > Advanced Security Settings tick both the "Inherit from parent..." & "Replace > permission entries...". I notice generally that normal (non-system) folders > inherit the root drive (C:\, D:\) permissions. > > Administrators (group) > CREATOR OWNER > Everyone > SYSTEM > Users (group) > > Or does anyone know a better tool than AccessEnum which sorts out & cleans > up NTFS security permissions? > Do you suspect that someone has or is likely to change all your C: drive permissions? In more years than I care to remember looking after NTFS systems, I've never had to fiddle with the default permissions on the C:. Yes, you would have problems if someone DID change all the permissions, but the likelihood of that is very, very, small. I've only ever used the standard tools. Cheers, Cliff -- Have you ever noticed that if something is advertised as 'amusing' or 'hilarious', it usually isn't?